Front Line Friday #5: Radios, Earpro, and Coordination Gaps
Radio discipline, earpro compliance, and the gap between "we have a plan" and "that plan survived contact with an actual call."
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What’s a Roach Belly?
In this article, Randall Wilson reviews the Cold Steel Roach Belly knife. Odd name notwithstanding, the knife proved to be an excellent choice at a great price. The knife is personally owned by the author and is from his collection. Born in the late 1800s, my grandad was a sea captain. What gear ...
Can DA/SA Make a Comeback?
I have a real affinity for DA/SA guns. I love SIG P-series guns, CZs, and Berettas. Hell, I really love the Walther P99. Sadly, there are not a lot of DA/SA options, and there is rarely anything new in that genre of pistols in this day and age. Yet, I feel like DA/SA can make […] The post C...
Wheelgun Wednesday: Building A Budget Wild West Collection
Antique prices got you down? If you’re looking to put together a collection of revolvers from the Wild West days, it can get expensive very quickly, especially if you want one of the best-known pieces. Checking the prices at CollectorsFirearms.com, you can see that first-generation Colt Sin...
My Top 5 Favorite Guns I Own
When it comes to the gun community, there are countless avenues to go into, from competitive shooting, hunting sports, to just gun collecting because you enjoy firearms in general. People will often talk about some of their favorite firearms and why they prefer certain firearms over others. I wan...
Iran’s Power Vacuum Highlights the Importance of an Armed Citizenry
The Iranian people lack the single most important safeguard of liberty that Americans possess—the right to keep and bear arms.
Fudd Friday: Can We Kiss These Three Classic Cartridges Goodbye?
In the past few years, we’ve seen the rise of long-range hunting cartridges as well as new straight-wall cartridges. And you know what that means—older cartridges are eventually going to be phased out by the new wonder-loads, unless these newer cartridges themselves don’t pass t...
Mayor LaGrand’s Epic Fail: Defensive Gun Use Data Destroys the Narrative
If owning a gun is so shameful, Mr. Mayor, then explain why the “good guy with a gun” keeps showing up in the data as a major check on the very violence you’re pretending to care about.
Front Line Friday #4: Patrol Rifle Setups to Reduce Training Burden
Your rifle doesn’t need to be “cool.” It needs to be the same every time, for every officer, under every dumb condition.
TFB Review: 5.11 Tactical RUSH 24 2.0 Backpack - After 3 Years
The security check at the Mogadishu airport is no joke. The capital of Somalia has been a war zone for years, and the airport is often considered the safest place in the entire city, so naturally, the airport's security has a reputation to uphold.